A key policy designed to create affordable housing for low-income people has long been scrutinized for being generally ineffective.
So a policy designed to create more affordable housing can actually result in fewer homes and higher housing costs.
Related storiesPhillips wanted to determine whether there's an optimal inclusionary zoning policy and if not, what the policy's tradeoffs look like.
This involves finding a balance between creating more deed-restricted affordable housing and boosting the overall supply of housing.
He concluded that the value of the government subsidy for building affordable housing needs to outweigh its costs.
Persons:
Shane Phillips, Phillips
Organizations:
Service, Business, UCLA, UC Berkeley's Terner, Housing Innovation
Locations:
American, Los Angeles